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Characterization of bovine MHC DRB3 diversity in Latin American Creole cattle breeds.
Gene - 25 Apr 2013
Giovambattista Guillermo, Takeshima Shin-nosuke, Ripoli Maria Veronica, Matsumoto Yuki, Franco Luz Angela Alvarez, Saito Hideki, Onuma Misao, Aida Yoko
Abstract excerpt
In cattle, bovine leukocyte antigens (BoLAs) have been extensively used as markers for diseases and immunological traits. However, none of the highly adapted Latin American Creole breeds have been characterized for BoLA gene polymorphism by high resolution typing methods. In this work, we sequenced exon 2 of the BoLA class II DRB3 gene from 179 cattle (113 Bolivian Yacumeño cattle and 66 Colombian Hartón del...
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